The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-29
WooL AND sIIK,
The Australian CLIP and the italian
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WAIuNCroS. Dee 2s. In report b.
the department oi state upon the Austria
liam wool clip for lS'j-s1, q. ". Griffin,
United States consul at sydney, states That
the remarkable feature in connection with
the clip Is the decided improvement iu the
quality oi the fleece over that ol M, pr.
yiou8 scason This is mainly duc io the
improved condition oi the natural gasgg
through the copIuuB mins IN almost every
part ol Australia. The Niclorion wool
sDld IN London during thc MONTH ui 80.
ycmbcr aud December attracted uo small
amount ol attention on account ol ils gu.
prrb quality and lusicr A marked im.
ppirmput was noticed iu The condition o'
the clip from every one ut ihH colonies
The total number II bales exported imm
all The colonies durus the year rulrd the
3lst of May WIS l,lGl.jll, uglins. I, ll2.
l,1 iur the corresponding pHrul oi the
previous year The wool exports ot the
Australian culDuirstuihc United Kingdom
during H. iIr.' four months uI thU puHuut
year amounted tD 9iGWi. .ib pounds
against 2l3,jU3.Uli pounds for th0 cor
responding period ol 1856 The Iurcus
u quantity was iar surpassed hN the ius
crease In value. The value in the slim.
monis oi Australian woods ~ the United
Kingdom during The nnl four months ui
1857 WIS eiS, iGl.1iu. while that Ol ihn
same period ui lSt6 Wis only 81 ,3iN. 700.
The shipments iDr the month of April
alone amounted a. SIS nipuln nwilngi
-, $50, 100 ipr thc same month lJsi year
Tho direct wool export a. The United
States has been very small The absence
Oi the usual numhDr ut American huyrm
Wns noticed nt all the colonial sales. Cspo.
rinly ~ sydney aud Adelaide. The lew
that wcrp prrsrnt showed no disposition ~
hid against the French and German buy.
en- iur the kinds ol wool duircd iDr the
American market Indeed, the only effect
Oi thc presence Of the Americans Ht nll
was perhaps to excite the competition DO.
tween the continental buyer, which was
throughout sharp nnl keen aud formed the
mniustny Oi the market. The only direct
shipments 10 America consisted Oi 1900
bale. from Melbourne and 100 bales ium
sydney Tho total number oi sheep iu
Australia for the present year amounted 10
s2,0O0,OOO, against 7G,2l2OO0 ioi 1886.
ITALIAN SILK tNuf.
Henry @. Crouch, United States consul
nt Milan, hns sent to the department 0i
state a rcpOH upon the Italian silk crop Of
1857. lie states that, Notwithstanding the
back kwarlncss Oi the season, the elk crop
surpasscs the unusually large crop Of the
prccodingyoar Tho dlk worms arr remark.
ably ffcc from disease In spite Oi the un.
favorable weather. Tho silk rccling and
spinning establishments have been making
such progress that Italian raw silks possess
an cyenness and finish which makes them
superior 10 hand rccled Chinese silk. The
consul speaks a word Of warning 10 Amer.
lean buyers lie Is informed by mn expert,
who Is thoroughly acquainted with the
New York market, that while experts can
discern q difference Of 0 per cent Ia the
quality Of raw silk, the average American
buyer hardly detects difference OF -
cents, and dealers have taken advantage Of
this state Of Affairs 10 put of an inferior
article nj higher prices